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September 27, 2011: Anarchist bombing in Mexico

Mexican anarchists threw two incendiary devices against a Walmart in the capital city as the initial salvo of the ‘war against the existing order’.

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September 26, 2016: ISIS murder in Sinai

ISIS in the Sinai terrorists beheaded two civilians in 2016 and dumped their orange jumpsuit-clad bodies at the side of the road.

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Where on the ideological spectrum do conspiracy theories lie?

Violence associated with conspiracy theorists such as those linked to QAnon is becoming a real concern but are all conspiracy theories right wing?

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September 25, 2002: Akshardham Temple attack

Two Jaish-e-Mohamed terrorists raided the Aksshardham temple in India’s Gujarat State in 2002, killing 30 and wounding 80.

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Is it time to focus counter-terrorism resources on the far-right?

Australia’s domestic spies are ramping up their counter-terrism efforts against right wing extremists, probably at the expense of looking at jihadis.

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September 23-24, 1985: Moro pirates attack in Philippines

Moro pirates from the Philippines ambushed a town in the Malaysian province of Sabah in September 1985 killing 21 people.

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September 23, 2014: Teenage terrorist shot dead in Australia after stabbing state police officer

On this day in 2014, an 18-year old Australian ISIS wannabe stabbed two Melbourne police officers days after the terrorist group called on followers to do so.

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Canadian Intelligence Eh! Podcast

An overall look at what terrorism means in a conversation with David Pakman

Phil Gurski, Canadian intelligence veteran and author on five books about terrorism joins David to discuss the sources of terror, the war on terror and much more.

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September 22, 2018: Iran military parade attacked by gunmen in Iran

ISIS claimed a gun attack on a military parade in the SW Iranian city of Ahvaz in September 2018 in which 25 civilians were killed.

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How should security services handle threat information

As the trial of Brenton Tarrant comes to a close questions were asked. What did the authorities know? Could they have prevented it?